THERE were tense scenes as anti-abortion protesters gathered outside a county Kilkenny health clinic which has signed up to provide termination services. The Health Centre in Graiguenamanagh is currently the only facility providing abortion services in Kilkenny and Carlow. The protest began at around 11am yesterday outside the clinic and the nearby Cistercian church. Local
TWO men have been arrested as part a joint investigation by gardai and British police into the supply of drugs and firearms in Ireland and the UK. The operation, carried out by the National Crime Agency in the UK and supported by An Garda Siochana, is targeting the activities of an organised crime network alleged […]
TALENTED Kilkenny teenager Tom O’Connor is on the verge of making a breakthrough in the Premiership after he signed a new two-year deal with Southampton. The 19-year-old defender (pictured above) has caught the eye with some excellent performances for Southampton’s Under-23s this campaign. Now he has been rewarded with a contract extension that keeps him […]
RETAILERS across Kilkenny city and county are being urged to become accredited Age Friendly businesses. According to estimates, some 1.4 million people will be aged 65 and over by 2041 – more than one-in-five of the total population. Kilkenny has played an active role in a campaign by Age Friendly Ireland to build ‘age friendly’ […]
THE Kilkenny Group has sealed a deal to buy a restaurant and shop in Kerry, making it the group’s 17th outlet. The luxury goods company announced it has agreed to acquire Sammy’s Restaurant and Retail Store in Inch. Kilkenny said the business, which employs 12 people, is “a popular destination for locals and international visitors”. […]
SMALL businesses across Kilkenny city and county can apply for funding to boost their online capabilities as part of a new scheme announced today. The Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment backed Trading Online Voucher Scheme (TOVS) will support small and micro businesses throughout the county who want to develop their e-commerce capabilities
MANY Kilkenny householders will be hit with a significant hike in their property tax bills this year. Local families will pay an average of €80 more because the value of their homes have risen considerably since the deeply unpopular levy was introduced in October 2013. Back then, the average value of a home in Kilkenny […]
KILKENNY will continue to bask in the unseasonably warm weather conditions this weekend. Ireland would usually be experiencing some frost at this time of the year. Met Éireann has warned we will experience wetter weather from early next week, but it will be mostly dry today and for the rest of the weekend, with temperatures […]
HEALTH authorities have urged parents in Kilkenny and across the country to have their children vaccinated against meningitis to prevent further deaths. The Health Service Executive (HSE) spoke out after it emerged the deadly infection has claimed the lives of three people over the past three weeks. Eleven cases of meningococcal meningitis have been notified […]
KILKENNY gardai have been maintaining “high visibility” checkpoints across the county in recent days. The move is part of an operation to deter burglars from targeting homes and properties across the county. Our picture above shows members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Division Burglary Response Unit at one of the checkpoints in Knocktopher. Local gardai have urged […]